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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the State of New Jersey. One of these projects is the Union Beach New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Project Location Map for the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project.

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Community RISES to Occasion

Civil + Structural Engineer

To reduce the risk of flooding, the Army Corps, since the 1970s has been replenishing this lost sand by dredging sand from the ocean and pumping it onto the beach to increase the height and width of the beach berm. The area has been battered by many storms including a recent Christmas storm in 2022 and historic Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

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The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis | ENR.

ENR Construction

Issue: 08/13/2012. The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis. 08/08/2012. Antea Group, the Dutch-based environmental services firm, managed the decommissioning and demolition of a bulk oil storage facility in South Africa for an unidentified client. borders managed to fill coffers for listed companies.

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Manage Changes, Don’t Let Them Manage You

Autodesk Construction Cloud

However, it is also common for architecture and engineering, as well as general contracting firms, to struggle with precise and timely communication of changes. An uncommunicated change in the design phase can cause several weeks’ delay resulting in thousands of dollars wasted. Change management with the Change Analysis tool.

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What the NAR Commissions Settlement Means for Home Builders

The Pro Builder

Alleged Violations (and Changes to Come) From the NAR Commissions Settlement Lawsuits filed against the National Association of Realtors, namely a Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust suit , are changing the status quo of the buyer-agent relationship in a home sale quickly and potentially with great impact.

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Reinventing Empty Buildings via Office-to-Lab Conversions

Civil + Structural Engineer

This involves converting urban, mixed-use commercial buildings, including big-box retail, office, and light industrial spaces, into research labs to foster innovation in the rapidly changing business landscape. He’s been with the company since 2012. Are Office-to-Lab Conversions Economically Viable?

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

From floors failing before substantial completion to skyrocketing change orders for never-ending densifier applications to the billions lost through delayed schedules, legal disputes, and contingency hemorrhaging, enough is enough. Owners and design teams are not protected by todays inadequate and vague polished concrete specifications.